Thursday, September 30, 2010

Fixed Income Strategy: A Practitioner's Guide to Riding the Curve (The Wiley Finance Series)


Tamara Mast Henderson, «Fixed Income Strategy: A Practitioner's Guide to Riding the Curve (The Wiley Finance Series)»
Publisher: Wiley (November 17, 2003) | ISBN-10: 0470850639 | ISBN-13: 978-0470850633 | 222 Pages | PDF | 1 MB

Practitioners will be first to tell you that the market has a dynamic spirit. Still, many rigidly follow a single methodology, which works well for a time – but then unexpectedly “blow up”. The motivation for Fixed Income Strategy is to bridge the gap between models and market reality. Models are invaluable, but practitioners need to know when and how to use them. Henderson takes the reader on a critical tour of different approaches that can be used to develop a fixed income strategy. Henderson then takes the process one step further, illustrating how to structure trades that capitalize on various strategic views.
Fixed Income Strategy aims to straddle the different worlds of theoretical models and practical market experience, while offering an interdisciplinary framework for fixed income investing and trading.
A focused but very practical approach to fixed income investment
Offer an interdisciplinary framework for fixed income investing and trading
Combines theoretical models and practical market experience
Incorporate principles of risk management and other ingredients for survival on the financial battlefield
“This is a book for practitioners and definitely a good read for newcomers to the business of taking risk. Lots of helpful examples to illustrate the issues facing bond managers, and lots of good pointers to further research. Definitely one for the corporate book shelf.” – Alan J. Brown, Group Chief Investment Officer & Chairman, State Street Global Advisors Limited
From the Back Cover
Practitioners will be first to tell you that the market has a dynamic spirit. Still, many rigidly follow a single methodology, which works well for a time – but then unexpectedly “blow up”. The motivation for Fixed Income Strategy is to bridge the gap between models and market reality. Models are invaluable, but practitioners need to know when and how to use them. Henderson takes the reader on a critical tour of different approaches that can be used to develop a fixed income strategy. Henderson then takes the process one step further, illustrating how to structure trades that capitalize on various strategic views.
Fixed Income Strategy aims to straddle the different worlds of theoretical models and practical market experience, while offering an interdisciplinary framework for fixed income investing and trading.
A focused but very practical approach to fixed income investment
Offer an interdisciplinary framework for fixed income investing and trading
Combines theoretical models and practical market experience
Incorporate principles of risk management and other ingredients for survival on the financial battlefield
“This is a book for practitioners and definitely a good read for newcomers to the business of taking risk. Lots of helpful examples to illustrate the issues facing bond managers, and lots of good pointers to further research. Definitely one for the corporate book shelf.” – Alan J. Brown, Group Chief Investment Officer & Chairman, State Street Global Advisors Limited


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TTC VIDEO - Rise and Fall of the British Empire (2009)


TTC VIDEO - Rise and Fall of the British Empire (2009)
eLearning - DVDRip | AVI | 640x480 29.00fps | English | Run time: ~36 x 30 min | MP3 ~128.00 kbps | 6.73 GB
Lecture, History, War, Politics

At its peak in the early 20th century, Britain's empire was the largest in the history of the world, greater even than that of ancient Rome. It embraced more than a fourth of the world's population and affected the course of Western civilization in ways almost too numerous to imagine. Even today, with the advantages of historical perspective and hindsight, it is still nearly impossible to overstate the scope and importance of its stunning legacy. This teaching course will give you a refreshing new understanding of what made the British Empire both great in its achievements and vulnerable to its eventual downfall.

Consider:
* British colonists brought to the New World ideas of liberty, justice, and political stability—ideas that formed the foundation of our own revolution and Constitution and are still reflected in the aspirations of emerging democracies the world over.
* British exploration, mapping, and colonization of remote areas of the world in the late 18th and early 19th centuries accelerated our scientific knowledge.
* Britain was the first nation to undertake large-scale industrialization, and it contributed to a host of technological advances that revolutionized manufacturing, navigation, international communications, travel on land and sea, and more.
* Britain was the first major world power to make the moral choices to end its own extremely profitable slave trade and then to work toward the abolition of slavery worldwide.
That is only a bare sampling of a legacy that also encompassed language, literature, the invention of sophisticated modern banking and insurance systems, and the foundations of modern capitalism.
In the 36 lectures of The Rise and Fall of the British Empire, award-winning Professor Patrick N. Allitt of Emory University leads you through four centuries of British power, innovation, influence, and, ultimately, diminishment—four profound centuries that literally remade the world and bequeathed the complex global legacy that continues to shape your everyday life.
Indeed, it seems fair to say that one cannot truly understand the most important aspects of world history without a firm grasp of the history of the British Empire.
Meet Some of History's Most Riveting Personalities
Unlike them, however, trapped in their own specific moment in time, you get to take the entire fascinating journey, encountering as you do some of history's most important, forceful, and interesting personalities, often from a totally new vantage point:
* Winston Churchill, the very personification of the British Lion, who, after inspiring his nation to unexpected survival during the darkest days of World War II, was rewarded with defeat at the polls.
* Robert Clive, who rose from his beginnings as a teenaged clerk for the British East India Company to avenge the brutality of the infamous "Black Hole of Calcutta," achieve British hegemony in India along with great personal power and ill-gotten wealth, and ultimately die at his own hand, imprisoned by both depression and his addiction to opium.
* Orde Wingate, the British general whose achievements in the Ethiopian campaign and in the Zionist guerrilla war against the Arab revolt in Palestine could never obscure his personal eccentricities. One of those was a proclivity to wander about naked, often with a raw onion suspended around his neck, from which he would take hearty bites while inspecting his troops.
* William Wilberforce, the Christian evangelical and Member of Parliament who provided the political leadership and moral lifeblood for Britain's antislavery crusade, and who lived long enough to see his nearly half-century struggle culminate in the 1833 abolition of slavery throughout most of the British Empire.
Understand How Britain's History Helped Define the Shape of Its Future—and the World's
Just as important, he never allows himself to settle into an Anglocentric view of Britain's empire. He discusses not only the experiences of Britain's colonists, but also those of the native peoples of those colonies, whose own lives—as well as the destinies of their countries—were irrevocably shaped by British imperialism.
Compelling, comprehensive, and astonishing in the force of its narrative power, The Rise and Fall of the British Empire will give you a refreshing new understanding of what made the British Empire both great in its achievements and vulnerable to its eventual downfall.
About Your Professor
Dr. Patrick N. Allitt is Goodrich C. White Professor of History at Emory University. He is also Director of Emory College's Center for Teaching and Curriculum. He earned his B.A. in British and European History from Oxford University and his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Allitt has served as a post-doctoral fellow at Harvard Divinity School and at the Princeton University Center for the Study of American Religion. He won Emory's Excellence in Teaching Award and held the NEH/Arthur Blank Professorship of Teaching in the Humanities.

professor : Patrick N. Allitt
production land: usa
Run time: ~36 x 30 min

1. The Sun Never Set
2. The Challenge to Spain in the New World
3. African Slavery and the West Indies
4. Imperial Beginnings in India
5. Clive and the Conquest of India
6. Wolfe and the Conquest of Canada
7. The Loss of the American Colonies
8. Exploring the Planet
9. Napoleon Challenges the Empire
10. The Other Side of the World
11. Abolition of the Slave Trade and Slavery
12. Early African Colonies
13. China and the Opium Wars
14. Britain—The Imperial Center
15. Ireland—The Tragic Relationship
16. India and the "Great Game"
17. Rebellion and Mutiny in India
18. How Canada Became a Nation
19. The Exploration and Settlement of Africa
20. Gold, Greed, and Geopolitics in Africa
21. The Empire in Literature
22. Economics and Theories of Empire
23. The British Empire Fights Imperial Germany
24. Versailles and Disillusionment
25. Ireland Divided
26. Cricket and the British Empire
27. British India between the World Wars
28. World War II—England Alone
29. World War II—The Pyrrhic Victory
30. Twilight of the Raj
31. Israel, Egypt, and the Suez Canal
32. The Decolonization of Africa
33. The White Dominions
34. Britain after the Empire
35. Colonial and Postcolonial Literature
36. Epitaph and Legacy

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Money, Bank Credit, and Economic Cycles

Jesus Huerta de Soto, «Money, Bank Credit, and Economic Cycles»
Ludwig von Mises Institute | ISBN: 1933550392 | 2009 | PDF | 885 pages | 2.91 MB
Such a book as this comes along only once every several generations: a complete comprehensive treatise on economic theory. It is sweeping, revolutionary, and devastating--not only the most extended elucidation of Austrian business cycle theory to ever appear in print but also a decisive vindication of the Misesian-Rothbardian perspective on money, banking, and the law.
 
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Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Study English IELTS Preparation - Series 2 Videos


Study English IELTS Preparation - Series 2 Videos
Australia Network | 256 x 144, 160kbps at 25.0000 fps | WMA, 48 kbps, 44.1 KHz, 16 bits, 2 channels | WMV | 261MB

Study English - IELTS preparation, is a series of English language programs for intermediate to advanced learners. Our content draws on authentic material that you can watch, read and listen to plus study notes, tips and activities for practice and consolidation.


List of episodes (Series 2)
Episode One: Eye Testing
Episode Two: Ginseng
Episode Three: Jarrah Forest
Episode Four: Clouds
Episode Five: Virtual Doctor
Episode Six: Lasers
Episode Seven: Mars
Episode Eight: Air Archive
Episode Nine: Whale Sharks
Episode Ten: Durians
Episode Eleven: Mangroves
Episode Twelve: Cane Toads
Episode Thirteen: Welding
Episode Fourteen: Termites
Episode Fifteen: Astronomer
Episode Sixteen: Glass Artist
Episode Seventeen: Naturopathic Medicine
Episode Eighteen: Outback Tourism
Episode Nineteen: Old Trees
Episode Twenty: Zoos
Episode Twenty One: Health
Episode Twenty Two: Phonics
Episode Twenty Three: Eco-systems
Episode Twenty Four: New Training
Episode Twenty Five: Academic Writing
Episode Twenty Six: General Task Writing

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The Anti-Intellectual Presidency: The Decline of Presidential Rhetoric from George Washington to George W. Bush

Elvin T. Lim, "The Anti-Intellectual Presidency: The Decline of Presidential Rhetoric from George Washington to George W. Bush"
Oxford University Press | 2008 | ISBN: 019534264X | 208 pages | PDF | 1 MB

"Sheds fascinating and disturbing light on the torrent of communications that are unleashed by the 'communicator in chief.'... he argues that the real problem is not the increased quantity of words coming out of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. but the sharp decline in content--especially of logical argument."--David S. Broder, Washington Post


"Lim's presentation of the consequences of the manipulation of language in the political arena is clear and compelling, and will delight grammarians and political aficionados alike."--Publishers Weekly


"Recent American presidents have dumbed down democratic discourse, Elvin Lim shows in his disturbing new study of presidential leadership. The chief culprits are presidential speechwriters, who prize style over substance and subvert the reasoned articulation of policy. Timely, well written, and highly recommended."--Jeffrey K. Tulis, author of The Rhetorical Presidency


"That 'Presidents and speechwriters have killed oratory and gone anti-intellectual' will come as no surprise. But why? No scholar has thought more carefully and analyzed more rigorously this historic change in presidential communication with the public. This book will spawn important debates about the meaning and consequences of the 'dumbing down' of presidential rhetoric. It is a tour de force."--Elizabeth Sanders, Department of Government, Cornell University


"Elvin Lim documents a disturbing trend. Presidents are talking more, but their speech is getting less substantive and less informative. Simple declarations have come to substitute for reasoned arguments. Lim's findings ring true, all the more so for their careful empirical grounding and elegant presentation. I know of no book on presidential rhetoric that cuts more directly and effectively to the point."--Stephen Skowronek, Pelatiah Perit Professor of Political and Social Science, Yale University


"Elvin Lim argues convincingly that politics has been dumbed-down but that enlightened civic conversation is possible if politicians will only try. Lim also believes that the American people want to be stretched intellectually and emotionally. The dark trail he traces therefore ends in a sunburst of hope that I find heartening."--Roderick P. Hart, Dean Shivers/Cronkite Chair in Communication, College of Communication, University of Texas at Austin

 
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Thursday, September 23, 2010

Concise Encyclopedia of Philosophy of Language and Linguistics


Alex Barber, Robert J Stainton, "Concise Encyclopedia of Philosophy of Language and Linguistics"
Elsevier Science | 2009 | ISBN: 0080965008 | 912 pages | PDF | 7,8 MB

The application of philosophy to language study, and language study to philosophy, has experienced demonstrable intellectual growth and diversification in recent decades. This work comprehensively analyzes and evaluates many of the most interesting facets of this vibrant field.

An edited collection of articles taken from the award-winning Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics 2nd edition, this volume acts as a single-stop desk reference resource for the field, comprising contributions from the foremost scholars of philosophy of linguistics in their various interdisciplinary specializations.

From Plato's Cratylus to Semantic and Epistemic Holism, this fascinating work authoritatively unpacks the diverse and multi-layered concepts of meaning, expression, identity, truth, and countless other themes and subjects straddling the linguistic-philosophical meridian, in 175 articles and over 900 pages.

* Authoritative review of this dynamic field placed in an interdisciplinary context
* Approximately 175 articles by leaders in the field
* Compact and affordable single-volume format
 
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Chinese-Japanese Cook Book (Cooking in America)



Onoto Watanna, Sara Bosse, Jacqueline Newma, «Chinese-Japanese Cook Book»
Applewood Book | ISBN: 1557093717 | 2006-03-07 | PDF | 128 pages | 3.8 MB

Published originally in 1914, this is the first Asian cookbook published in America. The fascinating new introduction by Asian cooking authority Jacqueline M. Newman reveals the trickery at play from the two sisters of Anglo-Chinese descent who wrote the book. The Chinese recipes are simple Chinese-American ones using ordinary ingredients. Many are for chop suey and chow mein using lots of celery, bean sprouts, and gravy. The Japanese meat and fish recipes are also simple even though several use rabbit, pheasant, venison, pigeon, even whale; the vegetable dishes are more Chinese than Japanese. Desserts straddle both cuisines. This book marks the beginning of the interest in Asian cuisine in America, and it is notable, almost 100 years later, to see the way authenticity had been edited for both the public and the author’s purposes.
 
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Paul Emmerson - The Business [2007,PDF + MP3]


Paul Emmerson - The Business [2007,PDF + MP3]
John Allison, Paul Emmerson | 2007 | ISBN: 9781405081 | PDF+MP3 | 155 Pages | 159 MB

The Business is a major new course for the next generation of business leaders. Each unit is divided into 6 modules - business knowledge, vocabulary, grammar, writing, speaking, and case study.
 
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Addressing China's Water Scarcity


Jian Xie, «Addressing China's Water Scarcity»
World Bank Publications | ISBN: 0821376454 | 2008 | PDF | 302 pages | 14 MB
China faces a major challenge in managing its scarce water resources to sustain economic growth in the years ahead. This report provides an overview of China's water scarcity situation, assesses the policy and institutional requirements for addressing it, and recommends key areas for strengthening and reform. The issues covered in the report are water governance, water rights, water pricing and affordability, watershed ecological compensation, water pollution control, and emergency prevention. The report's recommendations identify the key measures needed to effectively address these issues.

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Realistic Architectural Visualization with 3ds Max and mental ray


Realistic Architectural Visualization with 3ds Max and mental ray By Roger Cusson, Jamie Cardoso
Publisher: Focal Press 2007 | 344 Pages | ISBN: 0240809122 | PDF | 101 MB



Bring new realism to your visualizations with a command of the 3ds Max toolset. Three step-by-step tutorials demonstrate exterior and interior, day and night lighting scenes. You learn the nuts and bolts of importing models from CAD programs, lighting, applying mr shaders and materials, and optimizing your renders. Mental ray is made simple with an accessible description of its tools.

* Color reproductions illustrate a wide array of subtle techniques.
* mental ray is made easy with accesible demonstations.

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